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The Village will host up to 17,200 people amongst athletes and team officials during the Games and up to 6,000 during the Paralympic Games.

Athletes of the Brazilian national field hockey team arrive at Olympic Village on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Village will host up to 17,200 people amongst athletes and team officials during the Games and up to 6,000 during the Paralympic Games. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Helicopter Armed Forces patrol the city near the Christ the Redeemer on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

A general view of the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in Barra da Tijuca. The Village will host up to 17,200 people amongst athletes and team officials during the Games and up to 6,000 during the Paralympic Games on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Player Stephane Vehrle-Smith of the Brazilian national field hockey team arrives at Olympic Village on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Village will host up to 17,200 people amongst athletes and team officials during the Games and up to 6,000 during the Paralympic Games. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Brazilian soldiers patrol the Transolimpic Road near the Olympic Park on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city today. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

National Force soldiers patrol the Olympic Village during the opening ceremony on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city today. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Brazilian soldiers patrol the Olympic Park on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city today. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

A Brazilian soldier patrols the Olympic Park on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city today. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

Brazilian soldiers patrol the Olympic Village during the opening ceremony on July 24, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Rio 2016 Olympic Games commence on August 5 and the Armed Forces formally began patrols of Olympic venue areas and other strategic points in the city today. Photo: Buda Mendes/Getty Images

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